Christian
Rowland writing for ODOGWU MEDIA....Shehu Sani, a senator from Kaduna central, has claimed that Nigeria’s
political elite see President Muhammadu Buhari as a “meal”, which is
why they want him to seek re-election in 2019.

Told Christian Rowland from ODODGWU MEDIA on Tuesday, Sani said while the citizens genuinely
want the president to seek re-election, the political elite are putting
pressure on him to run for office a second time, because they consider
him as a “meal and mill.

He wrote: “Whether Baba will seek re-election or not remains his
individual decision to make. He is old enough and has been in politics
and government longer than anyone in his party or cabinet as to know
what to do and the right time to do it. He is the best person to judge
and decide for himself what to do.
“The nation still needs his services but it’s still up to him to
decide if he is willing and fit to provide more or not. The political
elite in habit of applying pressure are pressure cookers and they see
Baba as a meal and a mill.

“Baba is like a good driver who has driven for a long distance and so
much cherished by his passengers, whether he is willing to cover more
distance its best decided by him. Every leader chooses his seat and
space in the ship of his and his country’s history.

“The reasons the masses want Baba continue is not the same as with
the reason the elite want Baba to seek re-election .The former see him
as a good force who should continue to lead them to the land of their
dreams or the promised land; the latter see him as the lifebuoy for
their political survival and relevance.